COLOMBO: The Sri Lankans government plans to introduce a new protective label for locally manufactured or imported liquor varieties to control illegal liquor entering the market.
As the government has imposed a larger tax for liquor, illegal bottled liquor seem to be entering the market, according to the government. Under this circumstance many customers tend to drink unhealthy liquor, the Cabinet Spokesman said adding that illegally imported liquor affects the government’s revenue as well.
The proposal by Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake to prepare a program to label each legally manufactured bottle of arrack with a sticker under the supervision of the Department of Excise, and to label imported bottles of liquor with a sticker before releasing from the customs, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
